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john kingsville who ran the program for massachusetts. vewashington journal" li every morning at 7:00 eastern. >> there are some serious dollars in women's studies. most departments include their ideological, academic courses. ideologically fervent to statistically challenged hard- liners set the tone. all that i have ever seen. a change of plans. conservative women's, moderate women, libertarian women, religious women left out. >> late century contentment is him -- feminism have led critics to label her as antifeminist. sunday, december first, your questions for the author. 54 three hours beginning at noon eastern. looking ahead to the new year, join mark levin january 5. in-depth, the first sunday of every month on c-span2. >> every weekend since 1998, book to be has brought you the -- non--fiction authors. > the fact that such women exist, it is not the way i would do it. i took 20 of maternity leave. i feel like that is the growing number -- that is the kind of woman that there can be space for. the fact that there are some stay-at-ho
john kingsville who ran the program for massachusetts. vewashington journal" li every morning at 7:00 eastern. >> there are some serious dollars in women's studies. most departments include their ideological, academic courses. ideologically fervent to statistically challenged hard- liners set the tone. all that i have ever seen. a change of plans. conservative women's, moderate women, libertarian women, religious women left out. >> late century contentment is him -- feminism...
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speakers and senators, the gentle lady from massachusetts and washington state. i ask unanimous concept morning business is extended for these two for proximately ten minutes. >> no objection, it's granted. >> i yield to the lady from washington state and then from massachusetts. >> the senator from washington. >> mr. president, i first i want to thank the senator from maryland and senator from maine for helping to bring so many of us to the floor today to talk about an issue that really cuts across bipartisan -- cuts across partisan lines and has plagued our nation's military going unaddressed for far too long. military sexual assault is an epidemic, and it is rightly been identified as such by the pentagon. it is absolutely unconscionable that a fellow service member, the person you rely on to have your back and to be there for you would commit such a terrible crime. it is simply appalling that they commit such a personal violation of her brother and sister in uniform, but what's worse and what's made change an absolute necessity is the prevalence of the crimes
speakers and senators, the gentle lady from massachusetts and washington state. i ask unanimous concept morning business is extended for these two for proximately ten minutes. >> no objection, it's granted. >> i yield to the lady from washington state and then from massachusetts. >> the senator from washington. >> mr. president, i first i want to thank the senator from maryland and senator from maine for helping to bring so many of us to the floor today to talk about an...
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keep in mind that this model of marketplaces was based on what was done in massachusetts. and the experience of massachusetts was that in the first month 153 or 63 people signed up out of ultimate 36,000. it was less than 1% signed up in that first month. partly because buying insurance is a complicated process for a lot of people. when they have more choices, it means they're going to take more time. there's no doubt that we've lost some time but the website is getting better each week. by the end of this month it will be functioning for the majority of people who are using it. they will be able to shop, see what their choices are. the prices are good. the prices are not changing during the open enrollment period that goes until march. so i think that we'll have time to catch up. what's also been expressed as a concern is the mix of people that sign up. we might end up having millions of people sign up. they're happy with their new coverage, but we've got more people who are older, more likely to get sick than younger and healthier. we've got to monitor that carefully. we
keep in mind that this model of marketplaces was based on what was done in massachusetts. and the experience of massachusetts was that in the first month 153 or 63 people signed up out of ultimate 36,000. it was less than 1% signed up in that first month. partly because buying insurance is a complicated process for a lot of people. when they have more choices, it means they're going to take more time. there's no doubt that we've lost some time but the website is getting better each week. by the...
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he served as a top prosecutor at the county level in massachusetts and went on to be elected to be governor. two years later, he was elected to the united states senate where he served for 28 years. the last four of those years he served as the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. in fact, he has been a leader and virtually every foreign- policy issue for the united states over the past three decades. this year, he became the first sitting chairman of that committee in over a century to become secretary of state. two weeks ago, i was honored to travel to asia with secretary kerry where you push key initiatives like the trans- pacific partnership. he has knowledge and global reach in this leadership position. ladies and gentlemen, let's give a warm welcome to a national hero, a man who he would dedicate his life to serve the united states in a tireless and can do way and is dealing with the tough issues that face our world. please help me welcome my friend secretary of state, john kerry. [applause] >> good morning. thank you. thank you very much. thank you for an extraordinary
he served as a top prosecutor at the county level in massachusetts and went on to be elected to be governor. two years later, he was elected to the united states senate where he served for 28 years. the last four of those years he served as the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. in fact, he has been a leader and virtually every foreign- policy issue for the united states over the past three decades. this year, he became the first sitting chairman of that committee in over a...
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senator from massachusetts. while she greatly regrets she cannot be with us tonight, she sent us a video instead. please note that this video was taped before the events of the government shutdown. [laughter] >> good evening and thank you to the grimke event planning committee for inviting me to join you tonight. it is a great event and i wish i could be with you in person but we are going to have to settle for this video. i'm glad to be here to mark the 175th anniversary of angelina rimke's historic speech to the massachusetts general assembly and the 20,000 massachusetts women who joined her petition to end slavery. it is an incredible time to celebrate the legacy of courageous women in the abolitionist movement. their efforts grew into the fight for suffrage and for equal rights. this anniversary is also a reminder of the powerful impact we can have one we make our voices heard and we stand up for what we believe in. i never planned to get into politics. i spent pretty much my whole career as a teacher and as
senator from massachusetts. while she greatly regrets she cannot be with us tonight, she sent us a video instead. please note that this video was taped before the events of the government shutdown. [laughter] >> good evening and thank you to the grimke event planning committee for inviting me to join you tonight. it is a great event and i wish i could be with you in person but we are going to have to settle for this video. i'm glad to be here to mark the 175th anniversary of angelina...
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already drawing crowds of her own as she settles into her role as ambassador in andn, to his great nephew massachusetts newest congressman, joe kennedy, to the school of public service that bears the public name and teaches young leaders how they may one day pass the torch to a new generation. man whoa legacy of a could have retreated to a life of luxury and ease, but who chose to live a life in the arena, sailing sometimes against the wind, sometimes with it. why 50 years later, john f. kennedy stands for posterity as he did in life -- young and .old, daring and he stays with us in our imagination not because he left us too soon, but because he embodied the character of the people he led. resolute, fearless, and fun-loving, affiant in the face of impossible -- affiant in the face of impossible odds, and determined to make the world a good one, not settling for what is rather what might be. idealism, his sober, square jawed idealism, we are reminded that the power to change this country is ours. iis afternoon, michelle and were joined by president clinton and secretary clinton to pay tribute to that pr
already drawing crowds of her own as she settles into her role as ambassador in andn, to his great nephew massachusetts newest congressman, joe kennedy, to the school of public service that bears the public name and teaches young leaders how they may one day pass the torch to a new generation. man whoa legacy of a could have retreated to a life of luxury and ease, but who chose to live a life in the arena, sailing sometimes against the wind, sometimes with it. why 50 years later, john f....
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he said people in massachusetts can't remember what it was like before. they can't remember what it was like before people had health insurance. this doctor's an oncologist who deals with people who are diagnosed with cancer. he had a 19-year-old woman come into his office before they had this version of the affordable health care act in the state of massachusetts. he said to her, we can cure you, but we got to really do this aggressively. it's going to take chemo, radiation, and surgery. this 19-year-old woman said, please, don't tell me parents. i can't afford to pay for it. if they hear this, they'll mortgage their home to pay for the medical care, and i don't want them to do it. well, the parents learned. they made the decision, and they mortgaged their home, and their daughter's life was saved. this doctor, this cancer doctor said to me, senator, i never ran into another case like that since massachusetts passed its affordable health care act, since people have basic insurance and basic protection. the life and death choices make every single day sho
he said people in massachusetts can't remember what it was like before. they can't remember what it was like before people had health insurance. this doctor's an oncologist who deals with people who are diagnosed with cancer. he had a 19-year-old woman come into his office before they had this version of the affordable health care act in the state of massachusetts. he said to her, we can cure you, but we got to really do this aggressively. it's going to take chemo, radiation, and surgery. this...
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come i keep thinking of the story of a good friend in the congress once told a representative from massachusetts told me. we were at a budget summit, one of the first budget summits during the reagan administration and all of these issues that we talked about were on the table. entitlements, discretionary spending, taxes, and it was not easy. in those days leadership said we have to stay in the room and not leave until we got a deal. and we kept working at it. everyone would get up and discuss and someone would eventually get up and walk out. this reminds me about the three missionaries, the british, the french, and the italian missionary who were in a very uncivilized part of the world. and they were making their way down this river and they manage to make it ashore only to fall into the hands of others. and he said in his heart, god save the queen. the french missionary took out his knife and said viva lafrance. the italian took out his stiletto and started punching himself in the chest area and said what are you doing. and he said i'm trying to screw up your canoe. [laughter] i know trying to
come i keep thinking of the story of a good friend in the congress once told a representative from massachusetts told me. we were at a budget summit, one of the first budget summits during the reagan administration and all of these issues that we talked about were on the table. entitlements, discretionary spending, taxes, and it was not easy. in those days leadership said we have to stay in the room and not leave until we got a deal. and we kept working at it. everyone would get up and discuss...
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in massachusetts it's $13.18. so this is a bill today that could deliver product to the gentleman's constituents in massachusetts at a much more reasonable price. this sounds to me like a bill that will help the economy. this sounds to me like a bill that would create jobs for the american people. i'd ask unanimous consent that the table prepared by the committee of energy and commerce be put in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. . burgess: the minority whip talked about the doc fix. our committee, the committee of the energy and commerce passed in a bipartisan fashion a repeal of the sustainible growth rate formula. i think it's a good bill. it's a bill where we had participation from both sides of the dieas, not a single consent -- dias, not a single consenting vote right before the august recess. there is another body here in the capitol building, they are considering their own version of a similar bill in the appropriate finance committee over in the other body. i don't want to
in massachusetts it's $13.18. so this is a bill today that could deliver product to the gentleman's constituents in massachusetts at a much more reasonable price. this sounds to me like a bill that will help the economy. this sounds to me like a bill that would create jobs for the american people. i'd ask unanimous consent that the table prepared by the committee of energy and commerce be put in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. . burgess: the minority whip...
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we held briefing calls with the massachusetts board of pharmacy where the necc was located towkd to an array of compounding products. on october 25 of last year to explore the i.e.d. for legislation, the committee launched a bipartisan process to examine the respective state and federal roles in regulating compounding pharmacy. my oversight team worked with senator alexander's to gather documents from f.d.a. and the state of massachusetts that shed light upon how necc had been had been allowed to grow so large with so little oversight. last november we released an initial report and held a hearing exploring the statutory and regulatory gaps that contributed to this tragic. -- tragedy. our bipartisan investigation continued and culminated in a final report that was released may 22 of this year. over the course of this investigation we explored how drug compounding has evolved as an industry over the past couple of decades. now, drug compounding is a traditional and long-standing activity of pharmacies. it serves an important role in our health care system. compounding is when just a few
we held briefing calls with the massachusetts board of pharmacy where the necc was located towkd to an array of compounding products. on october 25 of last year to explore the i.e.d. for legislation, the committee launched a bipartisan process to examine the respective state and federal roles in regulating compounding pharmacy. my oversight team worked with senator alexander's to gather documents from f.d.a. and the state of massachusetts that shed light upon how necc had been had been allowed...
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this is not just the problem of massachusetts. only 18% of the 535 seats in congress are made up of women. there is not enough progress. we need to do everything we can to encourage and support women who are dreaming of running for office. those who are fema legislatures have to set an example for future generations of women i showing them that it can be done. when i was head of the national women's project, i always said when you go through the door that you pushed open, don't close it behind you. keep it open. [applause] the bottom line is, women deserve to be in office. it is not because of the fact that they are women. but they are just as qualified and hard-working as men. too many young woman did not feel they have enough credentials to run. you heard that tonight. they resign themselves to be content in the background. often behind men. a similar who've achieve the level of public office have begun their careers later in life, later than they would have liked. any more women want take the initiative to run unless they are d
this is not just the problem of massachusetts. only 18% of the 535 seats in congress are made up of women. there is not enough progress. we need to do everything we can to encourage and support women who are dreaming of running for office. those who are fema legislatures have to set an example for future generations of women i showing them that it can be done. when i was head of the national women's project, i always said when you go through the door that you pushed open, don't close it behind...
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\[applause] [laughter] >> massachusetts senator elizabeth warren was part of a senate panel requesting to handle the consumer
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this issue hits home for me because it started in massachusetts. at the center of this tragedy was the new england compounding center, also known as necc, and it was located in framingham, massachusetts. i met some of these victims of this terrible outbreak and heard about their struggles, like jerry cohen, a resident of pik pikesville, maryland, who went to the doctor for routine steroid injections to treat recurring back pain and received two doses that came from the contaminated lots. jerry suffered a stroke and had to adjust to a new life, dealing with dizziness, nausea, weakness and exhaustion. or melanie, whose mother went into a tennessee hospital to treat an acute back injury she suffered while mowing the lawn. instead of walking out of the hospital, marjorie instead became severely sick, spent months in the hospital and a nursing home and now has permanent -- permanent nerve damage and medical bills that are close to putting her into bankruptcy. for the last decade, complaints aboutsteabout sterility have bed benz necc yet the company was
this issue hits home for me because it started in massachusetts. at the center of this tragedy was the new england compounding center, also known as necc, and it was located in framingham, massachusetts. i met some of these victims of this terrible outbreak and heard about their struggles, like jerry cohen, a resident of pik pikesville, maryland, who went to the doctor for routine steroid injections to treat recurring back pain and received two doses that came from the contaminated lots. jerry...
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i'm here today because of what i'm hearing from families in massachusetts. and i also want to thank the senator from mississippi. this is a reminder, this is something that's hitting us all around the country, this change in the flood maps. i'm here today to support my colleagues' bipartisan efforts to help homeowners across the country who are getting hit with newly revised maps and increased flood insurance premiums. families purchase flood insurance to prevent the loss of their homes in a natural disaster but now many of these families fear the price of flood insurance could be just as devastating and actually cost them their homes. i understand why congress changed the national flood program to more accurately reflect the true cost and the risks of flood damage, and i agree that over time, we need to move to a more market-based system for setting flood insurance rates. provided we adequately take into account affordability concerns for working families. these maps and rate increases are having as big an impact as a big storm. when fema released these flo
i'm here today because of what i'm hearing from families in massachusetts. and i also want to thank the senator from mississippi. this is a reminder, this is something that's hitting us all around the country, this change in the flood maps. i'm here today to support my colleagues' bipartisan efforts to help homeowners across the country who are getting hit with newly revised maps and increased flood insurance premiums. families purchase flood insurance to prevent the loss of their homes in a...
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only 123 people in the first month in massachusetts. and then built up steadily over the course of time. 0.3%123 represented .20 -- of what would be the overall enrollment at the end of the day. >> what has called you to challenge that? >> the president has called on the house to take up the legislation and pass it. we are not laying down a challenge. we are obviously disappointed when any lawmaker announces that he or she does not support extraordinarily fair basic americans,for lgbt protection that other americans enjoy, and that they should enjoy. we will work with congress. we look forward to passage in the senate. we are heartened by the developments in the senate that brought us this far. believe the momentum behind equal rights is such that we will prevail as a country on this issue. >> very quickly, the book that -- oming out, double down pre-k's you did not get your copy? >> not yet. the president attended a super pack fundraiser last year on the premise of this book. did he do that? >> i don't remember that. we will have to ta
only 123 people in the first month in massachusetts. and then built up steadily over the course of time. 0.3%123 represented .20 -- of what would be the overall enrollment at the end of the day. >> what has called you to challenge that? >> the president has called on the house to take up the legislation and pass it. we are not laying down a challenge. we are obviously disappointed when any lawmaker announces that he or she does not support extraordinarily fair basic americans,for...
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the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. ms. warren: i ask that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. warren: and i ask for permission to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. warren: thank you. madam president, it hasn't been even a month since the end of the government shutdown and they are already back trying to paralyze the government again. yesterday the kwepbz -- republicans blocked a up-or-down vote on the nomination of nina pilllard. this filibuster comes one week after the republicans filibustered the nomination of patricia millett to the d.c. circuit and less than a year after republicans filibustered caitlin halligan who eventually gave up and withdrew her nomination. republicans now hold the dubious distinction of having filibustered all three women that president obama nominated to the d.c. circuit. now, collectively these women have diverse experiences in private practice, in government and in public interest law. between them, they have ar
the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. ms. warren: i ask that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. warren: and i ask for permission to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. warren: thank you. madam president, it hasn't been even a month since the end of the government shutdown and they are already back trying to paralyze the government again. yesterday the kwepbz -- republicans blocked a up-or-down vote...
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host: kevin, boston, massachusetts, for democrats. you are on with trita parsi. caller: i agree with the caller earlier who was saying why is netanyahu screaming about orion iran having nuclear weapons? it is necessary for them to have that to have energy throughout their country and it creates jobs for their country. i also think we need to put israel in check. it seems like they are trying to take focus off of what they are doing in their country. they are taking all of the palestinians' land and dividing that country. netanyahu -- he feels pity because they are treating me palestinian people the same way that germany treated the israeli people. host: do think that is a fair assessment? guest: i would say that because the iranians are -- of the mpt. the and national -- the international community is mindful of the fact -- i don't think they need a nuclear weapons. if they go nuclear and causes a nuclear domino effect in the middle east, then you have other countries starting nuclear weapons programs. that would eliminate a conventional superiority that iran has
host: kevin, boston, massachusetts, for democrats. you are on with trita parsi. caller: i agree with the caller earlier who was saying why is netanyahu screaming about orion iran having nuclear weapons? it is necessary for them to have that to have energy throughout their country and it creates jobs for their country. i also think we need to put israel in check. it seems like they are trying to take focus off of what they are doing in their country. they are taking all of the palestinians' land...
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massachusetts senator elizabeth laurent talks about dating a version of the glass-steagall warrenelizabeth talks about updating a version of the glass-steagall act. >> all right. thanks for everyone's patience this morning. reassembling now. it's a huge pleasure and an honor to have senator warren joining us as our final speaker. i'll be very brief because she really truly does not need any introductions and to leave time for her remarks. let me just say that senator warren's leadership was at the heart of the creation of the consumer financial protection bureau which was a accomplishment of financial reform so far. and her continuing focus on holding wall street and wall street's regulators accountable to working families gets to the heart of the task ahead as well. to many of the issues that people described in their remarks today. the financial crisis and the economic crisis that followed have made it sadly obvious in many, many people's lived experience that the rules and design of the financial system may look obscure, complicated, off to one side but they in fact have enormous conseq
massachusetts senator elizabeth laurent talks about dating a version of the glass-steagall warrenelizabeth talks about updating a version of the glass-steagall act. >> all right. thanks for everyone's patience this morning. reassembling now. it's a huge pleasure and an honor to have senator warren joining us as our final speaker. i'll be very brief because she really truly does not need any introductions and to leave time for her remarks. let me just say that senator warren's leadership...
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in massachusetts. >> that's the extent how the bill passed. seeny would have liked to more bipartisan support for health care reform than the canident, and anybody here tell you there is a great deal of effort that went into building a plan that reflected not just democratic principles and democratic ways to tackle this problem, but also republican ways. those of us who are old enough to cover the debate under president clinton, there was a republican plan submitted at the time that is the closest precursor to what the affordable care act is today. a lot of the aca came from middle-of-the-road and conservative republicans, and i think that reflects the president's view all along that -- we ought to build a consensus. republicans have fought this tooth and nail, through passage, through the many pointless repeal votes they have held, and then challenged it unsuccessfully in the supreme court and ran a national campaign on it, and it did not turn up their way. we hope in the spirit of everyone's is our to help the american people, republicans an
in massachusetts. >> that's the extent how the bill passed. seeny would have liked to more bipartisan support for health care reform than the canident, and anybody here tell you there is a great deal of effort that went into building a plan that reflected not just democratic principles and democratic ways to tackle this problem, but also republican ways. those of us who are old enough to cover the debate under president clinton, there was a republican plan submitted at the time that is...
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the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. ms. warren: thank you. i rise to express support to wipe out sexualt assault in our military. i want to begin by thanking the senator from maryland and the senator from maine for your skhoerd leadership in bringing -- extraordinary leadership in bringing us to speak out on this issue. the military says it has a zero tolerance policy towards sexual violence. government agencies put out 20 reports examining the problem and suggesting solutions. yet shamefully incidents of sexualt assault involving our military personnel continue at staggering rates. data from the department of defense indicate that thousands of men and women serving in the military are subject to these horrific experiences every year. more than 20% of women serving in the military have reported unwanted sexual contact at some point during the course of their military service. and perhaps most shameful, about half of all female victims in a 2012 d.o.d. survey indicated they did not report these crimes because they believed that such reports wo
the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. ms. warren: thank you. i rise to express support to wipe out sexualt assault in our military. i want to begin by thanking the senator from maryland and the senator from maine for your skhoerd leadership in bringing -- extraordinary leadership in bringing us to speak out on this issue. the military says it has a zero tolerance policy towards sexual violence. government agencies put out 20 reports examining the problem and suggesting...
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attorney for the district of massachusetts, first assistant united states attorney for the northern district of california, and the deputy inspector general for investigations of the department of health and human services. we are here today to announce that johnson and johnson and three of its subsidiaries have agreed to pay more than $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil claims they marketed prescription drugs for uses that were never approved, safe, or effective. there were kickbacks to physicians and pharmacies to prescribing these drugs. hrough these alleged acts from these companies, they lined their pockets with the money of american taxpayers and private insurance industry. they drove up costs for everyone in the health care system and negatively impacted the long-term solvency of the central healthcare programs by medicare. this global settlement resolves these companies, they lined their pockets with the money of american taxpayers and private insurance industry. multiple investigations involving the ente psychotic drugs and other johnson & johnson products. the settlement als
attorney for the district of massachusetts, first assistant united states attorney for the northern district of california, and the deputy inspector general for investigations of the department of health and human services. we are here today to announce that johnson and johnson and three of its subsidiaries have agreed to pay more than $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil claims they marketed prescription drugs for uses that were never approved, safe, or effective. there were kickbacks to...
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we'll leave the last moment or two of this and take you live to elizabeth warren, the senator from massachusetts, speaking at the u.s. capitol in the russell senate office building. she's speaking to a group called the persons for financial reform and the roosevelt institute, it's just getting underway live here on c-span2. >> we fought shoulder to shoulder throughout the dodd-frank effort and after that in the regulatory efforts and continue that battle today. so i want to start this by saying a very big thank you to americans for financial reform and to the roosevelt institute for inviting me to speak here today. i've been working very closely with afr and with roosevelt, and i am delighted to be here. you know, it has been five years since the financial crisis, but we all remember its darkest days. credit dried up, the stock market crashed, historic institutions like lehman brothers and merrill lynch or were wiped out. there were legitimate fears that our economy was tumbling over a cliff, be and we were heading into another great depression. we averted that grim outcome, but the damage was s
we'll leave the last moment or two of this and take you live to elizabeth warren, the senator from massachusetts, speaking at the u.s. capitol in the russell senate office building. she's speaking to a group called the persons for financial reform and the roosevelt institute, it's just getting underway live here on c-span2. >> we fought shoulder to shoulder throughout the dodd-frank effort and after that in the regulatory efforts and continue that battle today. so i want to start this by...
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host: donna from massachusetts democratic caller. caller: i am from first nation people. from the time colonization and the conquering oil the americans globally, this has been the same denial story over and over again. host: we have a few minutes left. what are you referring to? caller: i'm referring to the fact that this is doing no harm to mother earth. no harm to our water. no harm to the people that live upon this earth and animals. this is all about money. this is all about destroying land. this is not about the betterment of the people. this is about the betterment of the people who have so much money they don't know what to do with it. it's disgusting, this country cannot sit and tell the truth from the time of -- people should understand that every agreement that this country has made with the people, regarding land has been broken. host: we'll leave it there. move on to larry in santa barbara, california, independent caller. caller: i got a question for the people to represent the oil industry. given that people of canada have opposed construction of a pipeline,
host: donna from massachusetts democratic caller. caller: i am from first nation people. from the time colonization and the conquering oil the americans globally, this has been the same denial story over and over again. host: we have a few minutes left. what are you referring to? caller: i'm referring to the fact that this is doing no harm to mother earth. no harm to our water. no harm to the people that live upon this earth and animals. this is all about money. this is all about destroying...
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it was the policy of the big ports, new york, massachusetts, pennsylvania, they determined that. the federal government took that over. since you have had one mode of transportation by which most immigrations came from europe, the steamship, they can only dock in certain laces and you had a relatively easy final that you could supervise the inspection of these people for public health. you could not demonstrate to support yourself they wouldn't let you in. today, there are many more avenues to come into yet it states, including 2000 mile border with mexico. even in the early 20th century, people came different borders. one of my grandfathers came from canada to detroit. there was a migration route when those big auto plants are being built. some of them are called nickel immigrants because they came over from a nickel ferry from canada. i interviewed lloyd benson's father. i asked him what border enforcement was there back them? he laughed and said people just came and went across the border whenever they wanted to. host: that has slowed down in recent years. if that is the case,
it was the policy of the big ports, new york, massachusetts, pennsylvania, they determined that. the federal government took that over. since you have had one mode of transportation by which most immigrations came from europe, the steamship, they can only dock in certain laces and you had a relatively easy final that you could supervise the inspection of these people for public health. you could not demonstrate to support yourself they wouldn't let you in. today, there are many more avenues to...
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we expect, as was the experience of massachusetts, after the initial rollout, there was an acceleration to it. it is pretty exciting. i think i can almost unanimously say there are members very pleased with the president posses statement today, that he would do what he could do administratively on this, to have the delay, to encourage insurance companies to make sure people know what their rights are in terms of going to an exchange. you know his provision. i will not visit it except to say it was positively received in the process of putting together our motion to recommit our legislative opportunity as a minardi for tomorrow. you will hear more about it tomorrow. it is complementary to what the president has done. i think the administration for their availability in any and all occasions, to, and spell out specifically what the opportunities are and for some of our members, to spell out clearly what the problems are with the bill, the bill of the hour coming out tomorrow. for all the fuss and everybody said how the bill would protect, it does not mandate insurance companies must keep
we expect, as was the experience of massachusetts, after the initial rollout, there was an acceleration to it. it is pretty exciting. i think i can almost unanimously say there are members very pleased with the president posses statement today, that he would do what he could do administratively on this, to have the delay, to encourage insurance companies to make sure people know what their rights are in terms of going to an exchange. you know his provision. i will not visit it except to say it...
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whether it is north carolina, tina sisters asthmatic, or the young six-year-old mia from massachusetts whose pediatrician prescribed a five day source of steroids whenever mia experience is a major flareup. she calls this the cry in the medicine because they cause her to have nightmares from angry outburst and episodes of uncontrollable tears. they are merely the tip of the iceberg. over 7 million children suffer from as in the united states. and this number is growing. june, 2010 study for the center of disease control showed an increase in asthma for all ages from 2001 to 2009. how do we reverse these numbers? how d to ease the suffering of e future generations when it comes to this chronic disease? reducing carbon pollution is a critical first step. power plants are the nation's largest source of carbon pollution at 40 40% of the natis carbon dioxide emitted from the power plants. carbon pollution is causing global warming and hotter weather means more ozone. more ozone in turn causes lung damage. for children's lungs in particular. more locally, here in dc, the air received in aspi
whether it is north carolina, tina sisters asthmatic, or the young six-year-old mia from massachusetts whose pediatrician prescribed a five day source of steroids whenever mia experience is a major flareup. she calls this the cry in the medicine because they cause her to have nightmares from angry outburst and episodes of uncontrollable tears. they are merely the tip of the iceberg. over 7 million children suffer from as in the united states. and this number is growing. june, 2010 study for the...
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massachusetts, when they started a similar program, it started .3% overall for enrollees for private coverage signed up in the first month, and thus far, the affordable care act, 1.5%. both started slowly, ahead of what massachusetts was, but after that there was a surge of enrollment as people got closer to deadlines. times" reported that a number of states that have their own systems are projected to achieve their projections. doubled itsearly and roman this month. other states are outpacing their we seeote projections. an acceleration, even in the federal workplace. "the new york times those would reported the federal market place has improved in the first two weeks of november. we are not where we need to be, but we are seeing improvements, and this increased pace of people going back on the site successfully is to me a very thanraging -- so rather just attacked a health care law and look for ways to undermine it, we ought to try to make it work, and we are anxious to make sure that you do your job of getting the website and all that working, and if we need any legislative change
massachusetts, when they started a similar program, it started .3% overall for enrollees for private coverage signed up in the first month, and thus far, the affordable care act, 1.5%. both started slowly, ahead of what massachusetts was, but after that there was a surge of enrollment as people got closer to deadlines. times" reported that a number of states that have their own systems are projected to achieve their projections. doubled itsearly and roman this month. other states are...
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the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, for five minutes. mr. mcgovern: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. speaker, next week is thanksgiving. all of us in this chamber will go back to our districts and we will celebrate this holiday with our families, usually with a big turkey dinner with all the fixings and all these wonderful desserts. mr. speaker, for millions and millions of americans, they won't have anything to celebrate next week. they don't have enough to put food on the table for their families because close to 50 million people in the united states of america, the richest country in the history of the world, that are hungry. close to 17 million of them are kids. of mr. speaker, in the face these terrible statistics, we have a congress that is working overtime to make life for many of these people even more miserable. there has already been a cut in snap as a result of the ending of the recovery act moneys that provided an extra boost to the program. so everybody who
the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, for five minutes. mr. mcgovern: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. speaker, next week is thanksgiving. all of us in this chamber will go back to our districts and we will celebrate this holiday with our families, usually with a big turkey dinner with all the fixings and all these wonderful desserts. mr. speaker, for millions and millions of americans, they...
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i was invited, believe it or not is jewish kid from massachusetts which is why was from originally, i was invited to a meeting in tehran that the holocaust didn't happen. i couldn't make it. i had a conflict. but indeed there are people that do deny the holocaust. includes with ignorance of modern history. they threaten to destroy israel. the united states supports israel because the american people wish to support israel. it's not because a million jews are tricking americans into doing it. american policy. i used to live in texas. you go to these mega churches. this is an american issue. it's not something an american jewish issue. it's an american issue. we are the great satan. they are the axis of evil. member the axis of evil? they are the axis of evil, we are the great satan. all right, so there are competing narratives, both worked in terms of mobilizing negative energy. they have real resilience in both countries. what's going to happen? okay, what do we know? this is the one that i think is the most important. what do we know about iran? decent people are working, i'm reading
i was invited, believe it or not is jewish kid from massachusetts which is why was from originally, i was invited to a meeting in tehran that the holocaust didn't happen. i couldn't make it. i had a conflict. but indeed there are people that do deny the holocaust. includes with ignorance of modern history. they threaten to destroy israel. the united states supports israel because the american people wish to support israel. it's not because a million jews are tricking americans into doing it....
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like california and massachusetts. other regions of the country have or are well aware that coal provides nearly 40% of our nation's electricity. as such, i ask all of you folks to hold a hearing in kentucky to hear the concerns of coal country. but since epa refuses to come to kentucky, i decided on behalf of kentucky's coal miners and their families that i would bring their concerns to you myself. if the epa won't come to listen to us, we'll come here to the epa. by now it is clear that this administration and your agency have declared a war on coal. for kentucky this means a war on jobs and on our state's economy. the president has outright stated his intentions for the coal industry, and this is what he had to say: if somebody wants to build a coal power plant, they can. it's just that it will bankrupt them. because they're going to be charged a huge sum for all the greenhouse gas that's being emitted. that's a direct quote from the president of the united states. one of the first things president obama did upon ta
like california and massachusetts. other regions of the country have or are well aware that coal provides nearly 40% of our nation's electricity. as such, i ask all of you folks to hold a hearing in kentucky to hear the concerns of coal country. but since epa refuses to come to kentucky, i decided on behalf of kentucky's coal miners and their families that i would bring their concerns to you myself. if the epa won't come to listen to us, we'll come here to the epa. by now it is clear that this...
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rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable edward markey, a senator from the commonwealth of massachusetts, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in a period for an hour. the majority will control the first half. the republicans the final half. following that morning business the senate will resume consideration of the defense authorization bill. we'll debate the sexual assault issue for up to six hours, and i hope we can reach agreement on the ability to vote on those two amendments. people worked very hard on arriving at a point where we can debate this issue. i hope we can do that. i think it would be very appropriate that we have that issue resolved as quickly as possible. mr. president, i'm told that s. 1737 is due for a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for a second time. the clerk: s. 1737, a bill to provide for an increase in the federal minimum wage, and so forth. mr
rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable edward markey, a senator from the commonwealth of massachusetts, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in a period for an hour. the majority will control the first half. the republicans the final half. following that morning business the senate will resume consideration of...
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they have them in the berkshires, massachusetts. anything can be a currency. in the digital realm, there is nothing stopping us from having -- i am holding my hand up like this all the time because i am picturing on your mobile phone what is essentially a rainbow of different currency options to make payments at a merchant or online, depending on which currency, for which transaction, makes the most sense for you as a consumer in that particular moment. host: i was just thinking, that sounds very complicated. that future of deciding which currency to use based on what you are buying. guest: yes and no. 10 years ago my default mode was to picture a cash register. you would be crazy to think that it would be yen, euros, dollars, pesos, etc.. you are going to provide correct change in all of these? how would you be able to convert the proper exchange rate in that time and place? but mobile ubiquity in your pocket, you have these computers that can do all of this convergence on the fly. the idea is to present to people the obvious value proposition. an example tha
they have them in the berkshires, massachusetts. anything can be a currency. in the digital realm, there is nothing stopping us from having -- i am holding my hand up like this all the time because i am picturing on your mobile phone what is essentially a rainbow of different currency options to make payments at a merchant or online, depending on which currency, for which transaction, makes the most sense for you as a consumer in that particular moment. host: i was just thinking, that sounds...
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remember running for president and the three that were running were the romney of massachusetts and talk plenty of minnesota and governor perry of texas. they could run nationally and they could have been part of this for eight to 10 years and they were serious candidates. he didn't catch fire in iowa and he dropped out. because he was running for president or the other guys didn't drop out because they were running for president. and this time around, look at who is around the table very chris christie for sure. significant reforms in that, $130 billion in unfunded liabilities and no tax increase. >> so he fits the grover norquist older? >> yes. and i think that what you're looking at a someone who can finances all the way through as a confidence seriousness -- then we would do the three senators. because i think the advantages is that they can raise money, show individual combatants and they say it will do what we did. >> chris christie serious. >> certainly he is. skywalker is also serious and constant, yes change that state into a red state, and all sorts of other things fear. >> wer
remember running for president and the three that were running were the romney of massachusetts and talk plenty of minnesota and governor perry of texas. they could run nationally and they could have been part of this for eight to 10 years and they were serious candidates. he didn't catch fire in iowa and he dropped out. because he was running for president or the other guys didn't drop out because they were running for president. and this time around, look at who is around the table very chris...
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of the identified continuing authority projects, massachusetts, connecticut, new york, new jersey delaware, maryland, and virginia are currently scheduled to receive beach erosion and coastal storm damage risk reduction projects. and we expect 70% of this work to be completed by 2016. there will always be residual risk for americans who live in coastal regions. expected changes in sea level rise, extreme weather, and other impacts are likely to increase the risks facing these areas. together with noaa and fema, the corps of engineers developed a sea level rise tool to help communities anticipate the influence of sea level rise. we will use base flood elevation maps from fema, the coastal mapping capabilities of noaa. and a sea level rise calculator from the corps of engineers. this tool yesterday was recognized by the president and was awarded the green government climate change champion award. so the collaboration between our agencies as a result of sandy has already produced a future looking sustainability and tool that we can all use throughout the federal government. in addition, noaa
of the identified continuing authority projects, massachusetts, connecticut, new york, new jersey delaware, maryland, and virginia are currently scheduled to receive beach erosion and coastal storm damage risk reduction projects. and we expect 70% of this work to be completed by 2016. there will always be residual risk for americans who live in coastal regions. expected changes in sea level rise, extreme weather, and other impacts are likely to increase the risks facing these areas. together...
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so within 48 hours coming threat to massachusetts, to boston and the convention is completely eliminated. the thousands of man-hours that would've been have been wasted had not been too given us information, they would still be standing on the bridges. maybe you could have prevented the marathon bombing by looking for terrorists. but that was a tremendous savings. in my view, the fbi agents and some other analyst in beijing paid for itself in saving to u.s. taxpayers because they been able to resolve an issue of terrorist when there was no intent or knowledge that office to be a key player in the war on terror. >> next question. >> yes, sir, here. >> john duncan, florida a&m university college of law. we talk about the chinese and japanese russian mafia here in the u.s. beard how about a u.s. teams possibly overseas click that link not only cooperation with other gangs, but also the national security impacts back on us. because i say, you know, a lot of the new millionaires will be in china and russia and that's where the money is going. >> anybody like to take on not one? >> well, yes.
so within 48 hours coming threat to massachusetts, to boston and the convention is completely eliminated. the thousands of man-hours that would've been have been wasted had not been too given us information, they would still be standing on the bridges. maybe you could have prevented the marathon bombing by looking for terrorists. but that was a tremendous savings. in my view, the fbi agents and some other analyst in beijing paid for itself in saving to u.s. taxpayers because they been able to...
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a faster signup rate that experienced in massachusetts. even with all the technical problems we have had. in my state of california, nearly 400,000 people have begun applications in the first month. there will be a total of six months to sign up, this program is going to work. . these are significant signs of progress. they show us we're on our way. on our way to dramatically expanding health insurance coverage in this nation. this bill will take us backwards. i urge a no vote and i retain the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. tipton: mr. speaker, i would yield two minutes to the gentleman from oregon, mr. walden. -- mr. upton: mr. speaker, i would yield two minutes to the gentleman from oregon, mr. walden. mr. walden: i rise today for the voice of oregonians who have already received their cancellation notices. they've been told the policy that they like, that they wanted to keep they cannot have any longer. i was down in my district
a faster signup rate that experienced in massachusetts. even with all the technical problems we have had. in my state of california, nearly 400,000 people have begun applications in the first month. there will be a total of six months to sign up, this program is going to work. . these are significant signs of progress. they show us we're on our way. on our way to dramatically expanding health insurance coverage in this nation. this bill will take us backwards. i urge a no vote and i retain the...